A New Look for Our Herons

 You may recall from our tour of the foyer, that we hung the large herons we purchased in Myrtle Beach in 2002 on either side of the entry into our den. The mats were olive green and cream and didn't really work in the new house. So we had the pieces re-matted and were so surprised at how much more the white heron popped; before it had been kind of invisible.

Re-matted herons in the foyer; personal collection

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